Wire fence



(No Model.)

0. W. BENNETT & P. CHAPMAN.

WIRE FENCE.

No. 517,423. Patented Apr. 3, 1894.

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CLAUDE W. BENNETT, OF PENN, AND FRANKLIN CHAPMAN, OF NEIVBURG, MICHIGAN.

WIREFENCEE SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 517,423,dated April 3, 1894. Application filed July 8, 1893. Serial No. 479,932.(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CLAUDE W. BENNETT, of Penn, and FRANKLIN CHAPMAN,of Newburg, in the county of Cass and State of Michigan, citizens of theUnited States of America, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Wire Fences, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to a wire fence, and the object of our inventionis to provide an improved fence which on account of a novel arrangementof posts, anchorage, and attachment of wires, will prevent warping,sagging, or breakage in warm or cold weather, and, at the same time,permit adjustability, and the attachment of new Wires in case ofaccidental breakage of any of the wires of the fence.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings for a clear and fullunderstanding of our invention.

Figure 1, is a perspective view of our improved fence. Fig. 2, is aperspective view of an intermediate post and anchoring device. Fig. 3,is a detail of an apertured spike, a flanged bolt and a nut, detached,forsecuring wires to an end post. Fig. at, is a longitudinal sectionalview of one end post illustrating the manner of attaching wires of thefence thereto.

In the drawings: A represents the fence.

B are the wires of the fence.

C represents one end post.

D is an end post in which apertured spikes E are driven, apart.

F is an intermediate metallic post with a sharpened spade shaped end ftwisted at right angles to the upper portion of the post for apurposehereinaftersetforth. The upperpart of this post is provided witha series of apertures f apart for the passage of wires. To the side ofthis post about mid-way of its lengthis pivoted, to permit of a swingingmovement, the upper end of an anchorage G. This anchorage consists of anarm g about one half the length of the post having its lower edgesharpened, and having an enlarged outer end, near which isintermediately and loosely attached by pivot or otherwise a chiselshaped arm g. The sharpened end of g, when the post is in position, isat its lower end, as shown.

F are intermediate stays of well known construction. Spikes E have intheir outer ends square apertures 6, see Fig. 3. Through these aperturespass bolts H, having a suitable head under which is a squared portion habout one third the length of the bolt. On one side of this squaredportion is a lug h, extending from the head of the bolt the same lengthas the squared portion, parallel therewith and leaving an open spacebetween the bolt and the flange. The upper end of the bolt is threaded.The squared portion of the bolt and lug are of such dimensions that whenthe threaded end of the bolt is inserted in the apertured end of thespike and drawn through, the squared walls of the aperture will not per-6- mit the bolt to turn therein.

In end post C are apertures d, enlarged at their outer ends to permitwashers d of suitable material to be inserted. Shields Iof U- shapedform are pivoted to the sides of post 0 at their outer ends in such amanner to permit of being turned on their pivots to cover and uncoverthe apertures. Wires B are passed through apertures 61 in post C, andtheir outer ends, each have a key I) which,on account of washers d,prevents the keys from passing through the apertures in the post, orfrom sinking into the posts, when wooden posts are used, to cause thewires to become slack. The free ends of wires B are next passed throughstaples of stays F on one side of the intermediate post F. Post F isdriven into the ground and the anchorage device is then secured in placeby the application of force to the upper end of arm g to drive arm 9'and arm g into the earth. The peculiar shape of the lower end of post F,and the anchorage device attached thereto firmly and securely holds theintermediate postin place. After post F is in position, wires B areinserted and pulled through the apertures f which, not being directly inline with the fence, have a binding effect on the wires and a tendencyto keep them taut. The wires B are then passed through staples of staysF on the 5 other side of the intermediate post, as shown, and thenceeach wire through the space between the head and lug of a bolt E, belowthe spike in which the bolt is inserted, drawn taut and secured byscrewing up a nut on the end :00

of the bolt above the spike, see Fig. 3. The flange on the bolt not onlyserves as a guide way for the wire but in tightening the wire preventsthe wire from slipping out from under the head of the bolt.

It is evident that slight modifications may be made in our constructionwithout departing from ourinvention, for example, the fence wiresinstead of passing through apertures in one end post may be loopedaround the post, see lower wire Fig. 1.

What we claim is- 1. The combination in a wire fence of an apertured endpost provided with protecting shields for the apertures, a second endpost having spikes driven therein, bolts and nuts on the outer ends ofthe spikes, an interme' diate post having a lower terminal auger-likepoint and an anchor pivotally connected to the intermediate postcomprising a drive stake and a connecting arm between the post and thestake, a series of wires passing through the. apertures in theintermediate post and gular projection intothe opening of the spike,

as specified.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

CLAUDE W. BENNETT. FRANKLIN CHAPMAN.

Witnesses:

O. E. CONE, AMOS SMITH.

